Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. The company last raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Naspers in 2016, and a $10 million Series B back in 2012. Chegg went public in 2013.

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Chegg Company EdTech Education 156

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. Here’s a peek at four projects highlighted by Justin Hendrix, the executive director of the NYC Media Lab. How the Company Aims to Catch Tutoring Requests That Go Too Far.

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MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 120

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

2U 2008 2014 $665M (IPO) Archipelago Learning 2000 2012 $302M (acquired by PLATO Learning) Chegg 2005 2013 $830M (IPO) Connections Education 2001 2011 $400M (acquired by Pearson) HigherOne 2000 2012 $260M (acquired by Blackboard) Instructure 2008 2014 $487M (IPO) K12.com

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EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Now pretend that it’s late 2011, and we get into a debate about education technology. I think you’re wrong, so I propose a bet: We’ll both invest in a basket of stocks on January 1, 2012—mine representing the edtech industry, and yours the whole economy. Back in 2012, there were seven companies that fell into this category.

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EdTech Pearson Chegg Company 60

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He became president in January 2011 and grew the science and education nonprofit beyond its print-based media roots and into TV and films. Among those who tried include Osman Rashid, the co-founder of Chegg and Kno, who launched Galxyz in 2014 to build a science video games for grades three to 12.

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Education Company Chegg Pearson 80

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I 3D Printing. I know, I know.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145